Official Governance and Self-governance - The Reconstruction of Grassroots Social Order in China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book offers a new interpretation of the evolution and modernization of social order in China's grass-roots communities. Traditionally, social order at the grass-roots level was maintained through an organic combination of self-rule by the people and authority rule by political leaders. As a hybrid form of social order, therefore, it not only has features of autonomy but also reflects the power of the state apparatus. Despite the modernization of the nation-state, the old rules sustaining social order at the grass-roots level are still very much in effect and have seamlessly integrated into the new social structure. Unless we fully appreciate this fundamental continuity, we would not be able to understand how social order at the grass-roots level today is upheld and functions. And the modernization of social order at the grass-roots level is most fruitfully studied from the perspectives of the construction of modern public social relations and the development of grass-roots systems of social autonomy.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Qingzhi Zhou
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	351
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-981-19-6600-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Chinese
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General Promotions
LSN:	981-19-6600-1
Barcode:	9789811966002

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